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[ adjective ] under the level of the ground

Synonyms

underground

Examples

"belowground storage areas" "underground caverns"

Used in print

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

The basement or belowground shelters also will serve for tornado or hurricane protection .

A belowground basement can cut the fallout radiation to one tenth of the outside level .

Related terms

subsurface

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[ adjective ] underneath the ground

Examples

"most of his friends are now belowground"

Related terms

buried

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